How can I tell if my cat is a Russian Blue?
Although the Infographic covers the salient points in this discussion, I will add a few more notes here. It is not uncommon for Internet surfers to enquire as to whether their cat is purebred...
February 13, 2023
Although the Infographic covers the salient points in this discussion, I will add a few more notes here. It is not uncommon for Internet surfers to enquire as to whether their cat is purebred...
October 10, 2021
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for a long time the Persian was considered the most popular. The popularity was mainly due to the appearance which is extreme. But you can...
June 7, 2021
The reason why I have used the word “real” is because there is a well-known surrealist artist who created ‘The Topiary Cat’ and he’s on Facebook and he has his own website. His name...
May 3, 2021
These are great looking cats. They were bred and photographed by Maxim Zorin who lives in Saint Petersburg. And what is interesting is that this city it is about 1,000 kilometers from the place...
November 18, 2020
The Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) breed standard for the Russian Blue is incredibly short, surprisingly so. The photograph on this page shows a superb example of this cat breed. Everything looks just right and...
August 7, 2020
In truth, the glamorous, pedigree, purebred Russian Blue is a black moggy from Russia. I am referring to the original cat, wandering around the streets of Archangel which is on the coast not too...
March 14, 2020
This is a picture of Hugh Laurie and his cat, I am told. I have to qualify the sentence with ‘I am told’ because at the moment I cannot confirm that the cat is...
January 26, 2020
On reading the Times newspaper on 27th January 2011, I learnt that the famous American author J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye) lived with two Russian Blue cats. What does this tell us...
September 23, 2019
Russian Blue cats are no more suited to being full-time indoors than any other cats, pure or random bred. It cannot be said, therefore, that the Russian Blue is an indoor cat. If you...
September 15, 2019
“Never, ever under any circumstances pay money upfront to a cat breeder for a purebred cat.” – Michael In fact never pay money upfront for anything because you may lose it all which is...
September 17, 2018
This picture of a beautiful blue rescue cat reminds us that you can find some wonderfully attractive cats at rescue centers. Not that we should be focusing on appearance but if you are, and...
August 12, 2018
Salem, Oregon, USA: In December 2017, a twelve-year-old Russian Blue therapy cat was stolen from Tammy Crowell who gets around in a wheelchair. The cat’s name is Stevie and he was stolen from Tammy’s...
Cat Aggression / human causes of cat aggression
July 17, 2014
You may remember the story of Kush, the Russian blue cat who we are told went berserk and terrified her owners. To me it appeared like a copycat scenario to the one regarding Lux,...
Cat Breeding / Cat Breeds / Cat Fancy / Russian Blue
December 29, 2012
This is an attempt to make a comparison between how Russians breed the Russian Blue and how Americans do it. Are there any differences? If so why? And how has the breed evolved over...
May 25, 2012
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